Best Cloud Storage Gateway Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Hitachi Universal Volume Manager is ranked #1 of 24 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of AWS Storage Gateway and QNAP HybridMount. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Synology Active Backup for SaaS. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Tiger Bridge at $0.01/mo.
24 cloud storage gateway software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hitachi Universal Volume Manager | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 2 | AWS Storage Gateway | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 3 |  QNAP HybridMount | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $1.67/mo | Yes | — | hybrid | View |
| 4 | Synology Active Backup for SaaS | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 | LucidLink | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $7/mo | No | — | cloud | View |
| 6 |  Morro Data CloudNAS | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 7 |  ObjectiveFS | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $99/mo | No | 99 /mo | hybrid | View |
| 8 | Tiger Bridge | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.01/mo | No | 0.01 /mo | hybrid | View |
| 9 |  Triofox | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $11/mo | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 10 | CloudMounter | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 | Nasuni File Data Platform | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 12 | Peer Global File Service | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | hybrid | View |
| 13 |  Tencent Cloud CDN | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | CNY 21/mo | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 14 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 | Panzura CloudFS | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | hybrid | View |
| 16 | CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 17 | NetApp Global File Cache | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | virtual | View |
| 18 | Quantum StorNext | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 19 | Tencent Cloud Storage Gateway | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 20 |  Wasabi Cloud NAS | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 9.99 /mo | hybrid | View |
| 21 |  Alibaba Cloud Storage Gateway | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 22 |  Baidu Cloud Compute (BCC) | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 23 |  Infortrend EonCloud Gateway | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | hybrid | View |
| 24 | Veritas Access | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | hybrid | View |
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Questions about this list
Which cloud storage gateway software is ranked first on Inferse?
Hitachi Universal Volume Manager is ranked #1 of 24 with a score of 6.8. AWS Storage Gateway is second and QNAP HybridMount third.
How many of these have a free plan?
1 of the 24 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Tiger Bridge has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.